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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I really wanna ditch the smart TV I have and just get a display that only displays the picture of the devices I have plugged into its inputs and doesn't get online, doesn't receive updates or "improvements" and has inputs for everything:

3.5mm AUX audio

Composite

S-video

RGB

Hdmi

That optical audio jack made by (IIRC) Sony I can't remember the name of right now. It's what my stereo uses and it's amazing. Used to be super common on TVs.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I recently got really tired of my TV constantly nagging me to update the firmware for all the newest features. I just disconnected it from wifi instead. I do not use my TV for smart features, I use it as a display. I update the things plugged into it, because that's their job. If i need to stream something, I will use a box. A box that can be replaced or easily updated or changed out.

    A display has one job, to display whatever.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'd do that except that every few seconds, a big pop up that takes up 1/4 of the screen from top down tells me that the network is disconnected. 😬

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    what brand is your television? I wanna avoid it at all costs

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I mean I have that. It's called a smart TV that I never use the smart functions of, connected to the HDMI output of a PC. It's great for watching stream content and I don't have to worry about ads and stuff.

    In actual fairness to the TV it isn't too bad in that respect but the interface is just god awful and I hate having to type with a TV remote so I still use the PC.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    I had fun with eARC a while ago, my TV definitely supports it because it was on the box but what it doesn't say is the fact that only one of the HDMI port supports it and it doesn't tell you which one. I had to go online into a random forum to find out, It's port 3 by the way, because that makes perfect sense.

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